I thought I was fit but I still can't...

BerryH · May 2014

I dunno, age didn't stop me getting on the leader board my gym's one-minute burpee challenge (at the end of the HIIT circuit class) but after three weeks I sprained the joints in my feet and hands and haven't been able to burpee since :laugh:

JoRocka · May 2014

I finish in the top 5 women in my CrossFit box in all of the weightlifting workouts but I still can't do a pull up. I've been working on it 5x per week for 7 months and am not even close. I weigh about 170 with 27% ish body fat and when I use an assistance machine, I have to add at least 30 pounds.The bottom is my worst. I have no functional strength there. Rows, negatives, lat pull downs, banded pull ups, half pull ups, etc. etc. I've tried it all. I feel like I am too big for pull ups but I do know one other gal built like me who has hers, even chest-to-bar, so I will keep trying.

even at 180 pounds I can still pull myself up.

Sure it's HARDER than 10-15 lbs lighter (last summer I could bang out a few with a 15 lb dumbbell between my feet) now- not so much LOL.

You need to practice ACTUAL pull ups- NOT on the assisted machine- that's the WORST way to practice for a pull up- it's, I would even hazard to say- more counterproductive than actually helpful.

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not sure which is the best way to copy- I'm doing a hoop jumping method to deliever my drop box stuff LOL

Confuzzled4ever · May 2014

I use the assisted pull up machine.. but I make it so I can barely get myself up i struggle to do two.

I try without the machine and I can't even do a little 1/4 pull up.

I really need to focus on upper body.

firstsip · May 2014

This is an interesting post. I've often had thoughts about the divide between what I can do when 'working out' versus doing something in terms of function.

For example, I can deadlift 175 lbs, but I still find myself struggling to lift heavier things in everyday life (like lifting drywall x_x). That feels defeating, the "I CAN DO THIS! I LIFT!" followed by "Nope, guess I'm still a shrimp." Still can't do a full pull up, either.

pookaroo78 · May 2014

Unassisted pull-ups and handstands, my upper body is still weak after almost a year doing crossfit, frustrating! :sad:

greypilgrimess · May 2014

Play basketball with kids. Or any fast moving sport. I run half marathons, but I cannot seem to keep up with kids' boundless energy when it comes to other sports! I miss that youthful fitness!